US senators visit Kyiv combined heat and power plant damaged by Russian strikes – photos

17 February 2026

Ukraine’s Deputy Energy Minister Anatolii Kutsevol and US senators Richard Blumenthal and Sheldon Whitehouse have visited a combined heat and power plant in Kyiv that had been damaged in Russian attacks.

Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Kutsevol briefed the American partners on the impact of strikes on the facility, which had supplied heating to more than 1,000 apartment blocks as well as schools, nurseries, hospitals and other parts of Kyiv’s social infrastructure before the attack.

He also thanked the US for humanitarian aid that was delivered to Ukraine. Ukraine received three consignments of humanitarian assistance weighing about five tonnes in total.

The overall US grant contribution to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund stands at €35.5 million.

Blumenthal said at a press conference the day before that Russia had opened a “hunt” for US companies in Ukraine.

He also said the US should provide Ukraine with more military assistance because Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is not interested in ending the war.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/02/17/8021502

2 comments

  1. It’s commendable to see high-ranking American politicians visit the war-torn country. Being there is the best way to see how things really are. And this gives a moral boost for the people.
    Unfortunately, there is one individual we will never see in Ukraine. Never, ever. I’ll give you a hint who this is. He is fat, has a huge pie hole that gushes shameless lies and bullshit whenever it opens, he farts in public, is otherwise exceedingly obnoxious, is a pedophile, and deeply corrupt. Oh, and he has orange leathery skin and a ludicrous toupee taped on his fat head.

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